path
noun[C]
uk/pɑːθ/us/pæθ/pathnoun[C](TRACK)
A2
arouteortrackbetween oneplaceand another, or thedirectionin which something ismoving:
路,小道,小径agardenpath花园小路
aconcretepath水泥路
awell-troddenpath经常有人走的小路
This is the pathtothecliffs.这条路通向悬崖。
It will be severaldaysbeforesnowploughscleara path(through)to thevillage.要等几天除雪机才能清出一条通向该村的小路。
Theyfollowedthe path until they came to agate.他们循着这条路来到了一个大门口。
Afiercefireis stillragingthrough theforest,burningeverything initspath(= as itmovesforward).烈火仍在森林中肆虐,将沿途的一切都化为灰烬。
The WeatherServiceissueswarningstopeoplein the pathofahurricane(= in theareain which it ismoving).国家气象局向飓风经过地区的人们发出预警。
Thechargedparticlesmoveinspiralpaths.带电粒子呈螺旋状运动。
figurativeHis path throughlifewas nevereasy.他的人生之路从未平坦过。
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- The pathdescendedsteeplyinto thevalley.
 - When youreachaforkin theroadtake theright-handpath.
 - After a while thenarrowtrackmergeswith arockypath.
 - Itriedtopushpast her but shebarredmy path .
 - Hundreds ofhousesin the typhoon's pathsufferedstructuraldamage.
 
Roads: pedestrian routes
- alley
 - beat
 - boardwalk
 - breezeway
 - car-free
 - cart track
 - esplanade
 - labyrinth
 - ley line
 - maze
 - nature strip
 - pathless
 - pathway
 - rail trail
 - sidewalk
 - stepping stone
 - stile
 - the highways and bywaysidiom
 - trackless
 - trail
 
pathnoun[C](ACTIONS)
B2
a set ofactions,especiallyonesthatleadto agoalorresult:
(尤指达到某一目的或结果的)行动步骤,途径The pathtosuccessisfraughtwithdifficulties.成功之路充满艰辛。
Thisvictoryisn'tconclusive, but itsetsusontherightpath.
Heinsiststhat he hassetthecountryonthe path todemocracy.
- Shesawher newjobas astepfurtheron the path toindependence.
 - I took the path of leastresistanceandagreedwith theothers.
 - We must do more tosmooththe country's path todemocraticreform.
 - The path topeaceseemsat last to beclear,althoughit may be alongandtortuousone.
 - Kathy hadfolloweda very differentcareerpath to heroldersister.
 
Ways of achieving things
- actively
 - another
 - approach
 - avenue
 - bases
 - basis
 - device
 - fair
 - media
 - method
 - methodological
 - methodologically
 - methodology
 - styleless
 - stylistic
 - stylistically
 - technique
 - thus
 - thusly
 - vehicle
 
Idiom
paths cross